iPhones, iPods, and iPads forum: Block access to Facebook App

I am currently working in a school's IT Department. One of the principals is wanting to buy iPad 2's for all of her teachers. We have had a problem with teachers accessing facebook on their phones so we definitely do not want to let them have access to it over the wifi network. Does anyone know how to block the app or how the app accesses the internet and if it can be blocked that way??? Any help would be greatly apprecitated!!!

And those definitely lack such resticting software. It's like asking for a TV that doesn't show football matches because you hate football.

All you can do: note their MAC and block that (or don't give access to that) on the school's wireless network. Then, of course, they can do whatever they want with that iPad when at home or at a public WiFi.

The P in PC stands for "personal". But it's used so widely in corporate environments that there's an industry of locking-down software. But that doesn't exist on the iPad and I'm sure Apple won't allow such app either.

So, no, (a) either trust your teachers or (b) have strict rules and be prepared to fire a few of your most popular teachers because they don't abide. After firing half of the staff the remaining half probably will understand the rules.

Question really is not that simple. Working in IT, Facebook website has already been blocked obviously for a while. However the app is still allowed access. Kees already gave best answer. Hope all of your answers are it that simple Bob.

We are using Endian Firewall and it has blocked the URL perfectly. However, the app uses a different route obviously. That is what the question was referring to. One can not access from the URL on the iPad only from the app.

I have encountered people who can't accept they don't really know what they are talking about.

Here's why. Because these can allow access by typing in the IP number, you'll have to block the IP as well.

I continue to find IT staff that don't want to change these things.

Sorry but I seem to have upset you. My background includes writing a router software back in the early 90's before we had routers as we see today. While I can talk about such things, I find it can upset folk.Bob

Why not go into the settings of the iPad, change the restrictions on the ability to use the app store, after you install everything you want them to need or use, and it will erase the app store app from the home screen and they won't be able to download the app. That doesn't solve the browser version of Facebook though.

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